Around Nanga Parbat Mazeno Pass Trek

Range:

Himalaya

Altitude:

Min: 600m - Max: 5399m

Zone:

Open

Duration:

15
Days

Best Time:

July - August

Nanga Parbat, Sanskrit for “Naked Mountain” is so
named because some of its slopes are so steep that they are
bereft of vegetation and snow. According to the local old
legend, Nanga Parbat is also called Diamir, which means abode of
fairies. It is believed that the Queen of fairies lives there in
a castle made of solid crystal-clear ice, which is guarded by
gigantic snow serpents and frogs. Nanga Parbat is not a single
peak but consists of 20km long series of peaks and ridges
culminating in an ice crest of (8125m). Its South Face known as
Rupal Face is (5000m) high, while the North or Raikot Face
plunging over (7000m) from the summit to the Indus forms one of
the world’s deepest gorge. This expedition takes us to the South
side, which is known as Rupal Face.

Nanga Parbat is the
second highest mountain of Pakistan and ninth highest in the
world. Unline other mountains in Pakistan It is not part of the Karakoram as it is the western
extremity of the mighty Himalaya. It is separated from the Karakoram by the mighty Indus River. Since the first disastrous
British expedition led by A. F. Mummery in 1895, mountaineers
have tried to ascent its summit through different routes but few
lucky ones have succeeded. In 1934 four German climbers and six
porters perished in a storm. In 1937 disaster 18 Sherpas and 12
climbers were buried alive by avalanche that covered their
camp. In fact Nanga Parbat has claimed more lives than any
other 8000ers relative to the number of attempts, hence the
frightening nickname of Killer Mountain. It was first climbed in
1953 by a joint Austrian – German Expedition. Hermann Buhl made
the final ascent in a tortuous 41 hours solo ordeal without
oxygen. Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner climbed the south
face (Rupal Face) with his brother Gunther in 1970, descending
by the Diamir face, where Gunther lost his life in an adventure.